Methane plume detected in Greece
On 30 Jul 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,534 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 84.8 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 30 Jul 2023 · 12:25 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 2.5 m/s
- Coordinates
- 40.84852, 23.08097
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
ba4f6feb-9dd6-4e50-af25-bd91c5d4324c
Likely operator
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Emitting site
GRC_S_002 · Landfill
16 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume ba4f6feb-9dd6-4e50-af25-bd91c5d4324c, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/ba4f6feb-9dd6-4e50-af25-bd91c5d4324c), accessed 4 Oct 2026.